States win lawsuit supporting gender-affirming care.

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A federal court has sided with 21 states, including Minnesota, and vacated a declaration regarding hospitals providing gender affirming care for minors.

The declaration, issued by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on Dec. 18, 2025, threatened hospitals and clinics with exclusion from Medicare and Medicaid should they provide gender affirming care for those under 18 years of age.

In response, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, along with 20 other attorneys general, filed a lawsuit challenging the declaration, arguing that it violated the law by changing medical standards without going through the notice-and-comment process and that it undermined states’ authority to regulate medicine.

On Thursday, the court indicated it would grant the states’ motion for summary judgment and vacate the declaration.
“Gender-affirming care is healthcare, and healthcare decisions should be left up to doctors, their patients, and if the patient is younger, their parents or guardians,” said Ellison. “The federal government should not be part of that equation, and there’s no room in Minnesota doctors’ offices for Donald Trump, RFK Jr., and other politicians that want to dictate what healthcare we can and cannot receive.”

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/court-vacates-federal-declaration-that-threatened-gender-affirming-care-for-minors/

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1. Good job State Attorneys General!

Thank you.

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2. MY AG, Tish James was part of this

Her statement

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after a federal judge ruled from the bench that the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary cannot threaten providers with an illegal “declaration” to baselessly limit access to health care for transgender young people:

“So much of the conversation around transgender health care has lost sight of the real people harmed by the federal government’s attacks. Young people are losing access to life-saving treatment, families are being left in the dark, and medical providers are being threatened just for doing their jobs and following standards of care.

“Today’s win breaks through the noise and gives some needed clarity to patients, families, and providers. Health care services for transgender young people remain legal, and the federal government cannot intimidate or punish the providers who offer them.

“It is my duty and my privilege to stand with trans New Yorkers and their families. I will always fight for the LGBTQ+ community.”

https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2026/attorney-general-james-wins-lawsuit-challenging-federal-attack-transgender

NYU Lagone caved in to the con artist and stopped providing care. James has been ordering them to resume treatments.

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3. Lots more at this link:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/rfk-jr-transgender-care-ruling.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UlA.th_Q.F8Z97ko3aT9a&smid=url-share